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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 208B · South Amherst, OH · May 15, 2003

Date: May 15, 2003 · 17:10 local
Place: South Amherst, OH
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: LKLA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N208AD
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC03LA107
Reported as: Cessna 208B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A114A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,523 total1,482 in this make and model196 in the last 90 days

N208ADRegistration cancelled Jun 1, 2006 · Cessna 208BS/N 208B-0063 · Built 1987 Airframe modelCessna 208B Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed klpr enroute to kaid. During climb the aircraft experienced a low fuel pressure cautionary light. The pilot then noted the fuel flow indicator went from 350 pph to 100 pph with fluctuations. The pilot heard a "whoosh" noise, possibly a flame out and turned towards the airport of departure approximately 4 miles away. The pilot was low and made a forced landing near South Amherst, Ohio. The aircraft flipped inverted on the landing and the aircraft sustained substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED KLPR ENROUTE TO KAID. DURING CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOW FUEL PRESSURE CAUTIONARY LIGHT. THE PILOT THEN NOTED THE FUEL FLOW INDICATOR WENT FROM 350 PPH TO 100 PPH WITH FLUCTUATIONS. THE PILOT HEARD A "WHOOSH" NOISE, POSSIBLY A FLAME OUT AND TURNED TOWARDS THE AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES AWAY. THE PILOT WAS LOW AND MADE A FORCED LANDING NEAR SOUTH AMHERST, OHIO. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED ON THE LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC03LA107Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNew Russia, OHThe pilot's failure to verify the position of the fuel selectors prior to takeoff, which resulted in a power loss due to fuel starvation. A factor was the failure of the fuel selector warning horn.May 15, 2003 · Substantial damage